Intarsia Flying Dragon

I posted this one on my old page, but it is one of favorites and I would like to have it on this page. This was the first project that made the pattern from a picture I found last year. I really like making this kind of art, because I can really use my imagination and I’m not restricted by the norm. Everyone knows what a tiger or elephant looks like, but who knows what a dragon looks like? This piece was made from blood wood, walnut, mahogany, ebony, poplar, cherry, curly maple, and yellow heart. I really liked the way the body turned out, I wanted it to look like armor so I used a round burr to make small indentions on the wood. I then sanded it with a very small flap sander with a rotary tool. Hope yall like it and if you posted a comment on my old page, thanks. If it’s your first view, thanks for looking.